Philosophy of Religion for OCR: The Complete Resource for Component 01 of the New as and a Level Specification

ISBN-13: 9781509517985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 240 str.

Dennis Brown; Ann Greggs

Opis

Philosophy of Religion for OCR is an ideal guide for students taking the Philosophy of Religion component of the OCR Religious Studies AS and A Level course.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• How to Use This Book
• Philosophers Timeline
• Introduction
• SECTION I: PHILOSOPHICAL LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT
• 1. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato
• 2. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle and Causation
• 3. Soul, Mind and Body
• SECTION II: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
• 4. Design and Cosmological Arguments
• 5. The Ontological Argument
• SECTION III: GOD AND THE WORLD
• 6. Religious Experience
• 7. The Problem of Evil
• 8. God s Attributes
• SECTION IV: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE
• 9. God–Talk: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic
• 10. Challenges to Religious Language
• Study Skills and Assessment
• Glossary of Key Terms
• Illustration Credits
• Index

O autorze

Dennis Brown is head of one of the largest departments of Religion and Philosophy in Britain, at Manchester Grammar School. He studied Theology and Philosophy at Edinburgh, New York and Oxford universities. In addition to writing books and articles on early Church History, he has authored A Level textbooks on Religious Studies and has wide experience of examining, question–paper setting and syllabus development.

Ann Greggs is a teacher in the Religion and Philosophy department at Manchester Grammar School. She is a graduate of York and Chester universities.